Theatrical-seat construction



Jan. 6, 1931. 1.. CHERSANAZ ETAL.

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THEATRIGAL. SEAT cous'ravc'rron Original Fi1-ed Jan. 6. 1928 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Jan. 6, 1931 UNITED STATES LUCIANO CHERSANAZ ANDGUILLERMQ ALVAREZ, OF BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA THEATRIGALFSEATcons'rnnc'rroiv Application filed January e, 1928, Serial No. 244,980,and in Argentina October 8, 1927. Renewed November This inventionrelates to a; new and im-, proved form of construction for theatresandthe like, and has for its object a special form of construction ofthe galleries, boxes, stalls,

seats, etc., which not only economizes'space,

sloped away from the stage, so that the highest tiers or galleries aremuch farther away from the stage than the, lower ones. The principalfeature of the present invention is to construct the said. tiers in whatmay be called over-hanging position, that is to say, the upper tiers ofseats or boxesare nearer the stage than the lower ones, so that, takinginto consideration the height of the upper tiers, they are all verynearly at the same distance from the stage.

Other features of the invention will appear in the course of thisspecification, and will be set forth in the appended claims.

In the attached drawings, which illustrate a form of constructionembodying the invention, Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section of a hall ortheatre constructed according to this invention; Fig. 2 is a crosssection of the same showing the system adapted to a dome shaped ceiling;Fig. 3 is a similar section showing a horizontal ceiling; Fig. 4 is aplan of the hall and graded overhanging boxes or .galleries; and Fig. 5is a detail section of one of the overhanging boxes.

In the said drawings, in which like numerals indicate like parts in allthe figures, it will be noted primarily, that the form of constructionmakes it possible to make the boxes with a high ceiling, since theforwardly proj ecting floor of each one of the succeeding upper tiers ison a level of more or less one-half the height ofthe next lower tier, sothat a.

greater number of tiers may be placed in a given vertical total, thanwith the usual sys tem, and direct ventilation may be obtained by meansof ventilating windows placed in the rear wall of each box or stall. Y

In the said figures, 1 represents the graded or overhanging boxes; 2 thewindows for direct ventilation; 3 the opening giving a-view ;of thestage to the occupants of the boxes or seats; 4 the principal beams ofthe construc-, tion; 5 the ceiling of the boxes; 6 the stage; 7;.thepit, andiS the dress circle. It is understood that thedrawings show aspecimen form of construction embodying the invention, and that theusual modifications of construction details which naturally occur to anexperienced architect or builder, will not affect the essence of theinvention as set forth in the appended claims. It is also understoodthat the word seats is meant to include boxes, stalls andany other formof seat. Having described our invention, what we claim is:

Y 1. A formof construction for theatre seats and the like comprising aplurality of rooms containing tiersof seats, each room being oil'- setvertically and horizontally in sequence from the lower room whereby eachsucceeding room from the rear to the front is horizontally nearer thestage than the next lower room, the forwardly projecting floor of eachupper room being at a lower level than the ceiling of the next lowerroom and the rear wall of an upper room and the front wall of a' lowerroom being in the same verticalopening .ofone room beinglocated above vthe ceiling of the next adjacent room thereunder. i g i I Signed atBuenos 'Aires, Argentina, this 30th day of NovembenA. D. 1927.

LUCIANO CHERSANAZ. GUILLERMO ALVAREZ.

